Fitness ball newbie!

Hazelwoodpearl_

Hey everyone! 😊
Recently bought myself a fitness ball to use for home workouts and was wondering if there are some exercises for beginners? Want to start in the right area 😊

Theoldguy1

What are you calling a "fitness" ball? Are you talking about a Swiss ball (large inflatable ball) or a medicine ball (smaller and heavy)?

Hazelwoodpearl_

The inflatable one 😊

Cherimoose

I have a fitness ball and never use it for workouts. They're a bit overrated in my opinion. What other equipment do you have? And what is your goal?

slbbw

They are great for core work. you can also use them to add a stability component to seated exercises like dumbell curls. https://yurielkaim.com/9-stability-ball-exercises-for-core/ These are a good start but there are a hug number of exercises you can do. knee tucks, pikes, and rotation are what I find the ball excel at.

ONUnicorn

If you are currently working from home and spend most of your workday seated in something like an office chair or kitchen chair, swap the ball for your chair, at least part of the day. It's more active than sitting in a chair, and can strengthen your back and core. Plus, if you're bored, you can bounce.

Do be careful with it in the kitchen though. I broke my tailbone sitting on one after breaking a glass in the kitchen. I thought I had all the glass swept up but I was mistaken.

AnnPT77

slbbw wrote: »

They are great for core work. you can also use them to add a stability component to seated exercises like dumbell curls. https://yurielkaim.com/9-stability-ball-exercises-for-core/ These are a good start but there are a hug number of exercises you can do. knee tucks, pikes, and rotation are what I find the ball excel at.

Yes, and I like rollouts, too, as a prep step toward something harder like ab wheel. Positioning of & on the ball varies the difficulty somewhat as needed. With a bit of core development in place, can be used for some prone/incline strength exercises one would do on a bench (shoulders on bench type, especially, but not exclusively - but stick with light/no weight until stability is good, for safety).

JessAndreia

Aside the core exercises you can do already mentioned, I like doing leg curls with it. Look up "Stability ball legs curls" on YouTube. Requires a little balance but nothing crazy. My balance isn't the best and I can do it.

TeaBea

Jessica Smith TV has some stability ball workouts (Abs section)

https://jessicasmithtv.com/

Jenny Ford (core section)

https://www.youtube.com/user/JennyFordFitness